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Interest Rates Further Squeeze Auto Consumers
Last month’s hike and a potential second increase this month add to a growing list of inflation woes that could continue to dent overall car sales.
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SEARCHMENUSEARCHLast month’s hike and a potential second increase this month add to a growing list of inflation woes that could continue to dent overall car sales.
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For the second time in 10 years, the Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market Committee unanimously voted to raise the federal interest rate on Dec. 14. The impact of the rate hike should be minimal for all but one consumer segment, a Black Book analyst says.
Read More →In addition to confirming basic income and employment information, dealers can now use this new verification technology to view an applicant's job tenure, officials said.
Read More →Wholesale prices for vehicles up to eight years in age depreciated more than expected last month, falling 3.3% on a monthly basis. That’s more than double the 1.4% average drop recorded during November the past three years, according to the NADA Used Car Guide.
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Add AutoGravity to the growing list of firms looking to digitize the finance portion of the car-buying process. The fintech firm unveiled today a mobile app that will allow California car buyers to secure vehicle financing or a lease.
Read More →Transunion projects the auto loan delinquency rate for consumers with payments 60 or more days past due to close the year at 1.4%, the highest level since year-end 2009. Even with this increase, TransUnion said delinquency rates will remain well below levels observed during the last recession.
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With the two groups selling a combined 38,771 vehicles in 2015, the acquisition creates one of the nation’s Top 50 dealer groups and the one of the largest dealer groups on the West Coast. The Tonkin name will remain on all of the group's 21 dealerships, and the brand will continue to grow and expand in the Portland area, officials said.
Read More →Autotrader today released its list of the Top 8 certified pre-owned programs for the holiday season. According to the company, these certified pre-owned vehicles offer consumers the reliability and safety of a new vehicle, but at a more affordable price.
Read More →Four associations representing 12,000 banks and credit unions have asked Senate leaders to consider replacing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s single-director structure with a five-person bipartisan commission next year.
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Trever Enge, John Duplanty, Gus Jones and Maxine Vega will lead the Manheim Georgia, Manheim Tucson, Manheim Arizona and Manheim New Mexico locations, respectively, the company announced this week.
Read More →After two years of negotiation, Bomnin Chevrolet has acquired Grand Prize Chevrolet. The acquisition of the West Kendall, Fla.-based dealership expands Bomnin Chevrolet’s footprint in the Miami area, allowing the operation to offer service to customers in more than one location.
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